Brain Flashcards
Where is the epidural space located?
Between the Dura Mater and cranium
Where is the subdural space?
Between the Dura Mater an arachnoid space
What is the most common cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage SAH
A ruptured aneurysm
And MRI of the head to evaluate AVM
A congenital vascular malformation
-Consist of a tangle of arteries and vessels
The white matter tract that connects the two cerebral hemispheres
Corpus callosum
It acts as a relay station for sensory impulses entering the brain
Thalamus
The fold separating the cerebrum from the cerebellum
Tentorium cerebelli
CSF circulates between
The arachnoid and piamater
The roof of the midbrain is made up of the
Tectum
The cerebral peduncle’s are part of what structure
Midbrain
Which structure produces CSF
Choroid plexus
The regulation of temperature appetite and sleep patterns is the function of
The hypothalamus
The fornix Services to functional areas of the brain of what structure
Hippocampus
The walls of the third ventricle are formed by
The thalamus
The first branch of the internal carotid artery is the
Ophthalmic artery
The midbrain can be divided into two major segments which are:
Cerebral peduncles and tectum
The medulla oblongata contains important vital centers and regulates the control of
Blood pressure heart rate and respiratory rhythm’s
The function of the cerebellum is to act as a center for
Motor functions
The largest and why does bundle of white matter fibers is
corpus callosum
Secretes melatonin which aids and daylight and reproductive system
Pineal gland
After CSF fluid is produced in the choroid plexus how is it reabsorbed
And the dural sinuses by arachnoid villi
Movement of tongue
Hypoglossal
Movement of pharyngeal and laryngeal
Vague (x)
Movement of superior oblique muscle
Trochlear nerve
Gray areas of matter located deep beneath the cerebrum
Basal nuclei
The cortex of the cerebrum is compromised of
Gray matter
Divisions of the brain that contain visual perception as part of what bone
Occipital
Small spherical structures of the limbic system That have centers of gray matter surrounded by white matter are
Mammillary bodies
The portion of the limbic system that aids in expressing emotions such as anger, fear
Amygdala
Rope like bands passing through the midbrain
cerebral peduncle’s
The space between the cranial bones in the meninges
Epidural
I communicating channel between the lateral and third ventricles
Interventricular foremen
Which subarachnoid cistern communicates inferiorly with the prepontine cistern
Interpeduncular cistern
The basilar cistern is continuous with a subarachnoid space of the spinal cord
Cistern magna
The division of the brain located posterior to the central sulcus
Parietal lobe
The division of the brain that contains the language centers
Frontal lobe
White matter in the brain is composed of
Myelinated nerve fibers
The portion of the diencephalon that forms the roof of the third ventricle
Epithalamus
What functions as the pathway from the hippocampus to the mammillary bodies
Fornix
Which structure is the site of decussation of the brainstem
Medullary pyramid
The portion of the midbrain that relays auditory stimuli to the thalamus
Inferior colliculi
The tegmentum of the brainstem
The sheath that connects all three parts of the brain stem
What is the primary division of the cerebellum
The lateral hemispheres
Midline structure that joins the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum
The vermis
The portion of the cerebellum that connects to the pond
Middle peduncles
The vertebral artery that supplies the inferior cerebellum
PICA
Which cranial nerve number is the old factory nerve
1
Cranial nerve III control several Eye muscles known as
Oculomotor nerve
The structure that separates the lateral ventricles
Septum pellucidum
Areas where the subarachnoid space expands
Basilar cisterns
The portion of the diencephalon that connects the pituitary to the hypothalamus
Infundubulim
The largest cranial nerve
The trigeminal (v)
That girl sinus that is in continuation with the transverse sinus is
The sigmoid
Right and left vertebral arteries unite to form the
Basilar artery
